Section 5: the end of the war

End of War: Victory in Europe “Operation Overlord” – invasion of Northwest France Begins on D-Day or June 6, 1944 on beaches of Normandy April 30, 1945 – Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 – day of victory in Europe or V-E Day

End of War: Conferences Yalta – February 1945 Discussion to divide up Europe post-war U.S.S.R. agrees to enter war against Japan within 90 days of German defeat

End of War: Conferences Potsdam – July 1945 Planned for occupation of Germany Unconditional surrender of Japan

End of War: Victory in the Pacific August 6, 1945 – U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan August 8, 1945 – Soviet Union declares war on Japan August 9, 1945 – U.S. drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan September 2, 1945 or V-J Day Japanese surrender

Atomic Bombs are dropped http://youtu.be/jY9VwCE_Dsg

Section 6: outcomes of the war

War Casualties 50+ million people were killed (population of CA and NY combined) More civilians than military personnel were killed

Outcomes of WWII Loss of empires by European powers Establishment of two major powers in the world: U.S. & U.S.S.R. War Crimes Trials 24 war criminals, mostly leaders in the Nazi Party, most imprisoned for life or sentenced to death

Division of Europe, Iron Curtain

Outcomes of WWII Establishment of the United Nations The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Established and adopted by members of the United Nations Provided a code of conduct for the treatment of people under the protection of their government

Outcomes of WWII Marshall Plan US gives $13 Billion help Europe recover Formation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Warsaw Pact

Pink = Warsaw Pact Green = NATO

Reconstruction Germany Japan Democratic government in West Germany Communist government in East Germany Japan U.S. occupied under MacArthur Democracy (new constitution) 3.5 billion from U.S. to revive economy